CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-1651

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In PDFium, used in Google Chrome before version 50.0.2661.75, the sycc420_to_rgb and sycc422_to_rgb functions are not properly implemented, allowing remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted JPEG 2000 data in a PDF document.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to the disclosure of sensitive data or disruption of application functionality, posing a serious security risk to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for potential exploitation attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

fxcodec/codec/fx_codec_jpx_opj.cpp in PDFium, as used in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75, does not properly implement the sycc420_to_rgb and sycc422_to_rgb functions, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted JPEG 2000 data in a PDF document.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS